Charity vandalized. Officers were dispatched Nov. 7 to Friends of St. Andrew Hospitality Center day shelter, 1525 N. Dallas St. Staff members told police that a large rock was thrown through a front window the previous night. Nothing was missing or disturbed, and officers believe the motive was vandalism and not burglary, according to a police report. The estimated repair cost is about $1,000.
Phone call scam. A man who lives on the 11000 block of Cedar Avenue reported a fraudulent phone call Nov. 6. The caller claimed to be an investigator with Arapahoe County and told the man he had an arrest warrant related to fraudulent checks, according to a police report. The man told police he contacted both the county and his bank and neither entity had any knowledge of bad checks.
Anti-tailgate party. Officers were dispatched to a residence on the 18000 block of Warren Drive. A man told police someone stole his tailgate, as well as damaged the door locks and rear fender of his truck. The stolen tailgate is estimated to be worth $1,000, and the cost to repair the damaged locks and fender is about $1,500, according to a police report.
Stolen copper pipes. Officers were dispatched to a construction site at Mrachek Middle School, 1955 S. Telluride St. The job foreman told police that overnight someone cut the gate chain to enter the site and stole copper pipes and fittings worth about $700, according to a police report.